Matt Evans

Matt's 25 year career has been spent promoting participation in community sport and active lifestyles. It has included leadership roles with Somerset County Cricket Club, The England and Wales Cricket Board and most recently Active Devon where he has been the Chief Executive since 2011. He has extensive expertise across the grassroots participation agenda, public policy and investment strategies. He is a passionate advocate for partnership and collaborative approaches and for ensuring that Devon remains firmly on the map amongst national policy makers. As a graduate of Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education Matt has a genuine affinity for, and understanding of, the value of smaller, community focussed HEIs. Away from professional life Matt is a father of two teenage daughters and practices what he preaches being a keen everyday walker and cyclist. He is a passionate rugby fan and a keen but frustratingly worse than par golfer. Matt is a member of the Governance & Nominations Committee.